The Short Title of this Act is “The Convicts’ Forfeitures Act Amendment Act, 1905”; and it shall form part of and be read together with “The Convicts’ Forfeitures Act, 1871” (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Act”).

For all purposes of the principal Act the expression “convict” shall, as from the commencement of “The Criminal Code Act, 1893,” be deemed to have included every person sentenced under that Act to imprisonment for a term of three years or upwards with or without hard labour.

Any act, deed, matter, or thing heretofore done by the Public Trustee acting as administrator of the property of any convict under the authority of an appointment made by the Governor, and published in the Gazette of the tenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, shall be as valid and effectual as if such appointment had been lawfully made; but on the passing of this Act he shall cease to act under such appointment.

The power to appoint an administrator of the property of a convict which by section nine of the principal Act is conferred on the Governor, or any person authorised in that behalf by the Governor, may be exercised either generally as to all convicts or specifically as to individual convicts.